A Painful Hollywood Portrait Makes For Great TV On 'The Comeback'
We chat about the return of the terrific if little-seen Lisa Kudrow show The Comeback, which has resurfaced on HBO for a new season after almost 10 years.
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Marvel's 'Black Panther' Isn't Just Another Black Superhero
The recently announced feature, scheduled for November 2017, may be the first Afrofuturist film with a shot of blockbuster success.
In NPR Interview, Bill Cosby Declines To Discuss Assault Allegations
The 77-year-old comic actor is weathering allegations by a former Cosby Show actress who says he drugged and raped her in 1985.
Holy Smokes 'Batman,' The '60s Series Is Out On DVD
Various rights issues kept the original Batman from home-video release until now. Young viewers may be surprised by its pop-art sensibility, vibrant colors — and that it was played for laughs.
'State Of Affairs': Television From The Precise Middle Of The Barrel
The new spy/political drama starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard isn't good, but it isn't bad either. That's a problem in television's very competitive landscape.
Roger Moore: The Man With The Golden Life
Sir Roger Moore has played James Bond more than any other actor; his new memoir, One Lucky Bastard, chronicles a life spent working and laughing with stars — and learning how to kiss from Lana Turner.
Producer Of 'Knight Rider' And 'Battlestar Galactica' Dies At 77
Glen A. Larson, who was responsible for some of the most iconic television shows of the '70s and '80s, succumbed Friday to complications related to cancer, his son says.
Jacobson And Glazer Take 'Broad City' On The Road
Real-life friends and comedians Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer star in Broad City, about two flawed women navigating New York City in their 20s. NPR's Rachel Martin caught up with them on tour.
'Getting On' With It: A New HBO Show Doesn't Tiptoe Around Death
Set in the geriatric extended-care wing of a California hospital, Getting On is a different kind of workplace comedy. Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer adapted the show from a BBC series.
Is America Ready To Fall In Love With The Telenovela?
The CW took a big risk when it adapted a Venezuelan telenovela for American prime time. Now, Jane The Virgin is being renewed for a second season.